Sri Lanka fight back after Rahim-Litton stand

Sri Lanka Fight Back After Rahim-Litton Stand

Bangladesh's Batting Effort

Bangladesh had a prolific day with the bat in Galle against Sri Lanka. Mushfiqur Rahim led the batting effort with 163, while Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 148, and Litton Das struck 90.

Sri Lanka's Fightback

Sri Lanka fought back on the rain-truncated day, losing Bangladesh's last five wickets for 26 runs.

Key Moments

• Mushfiqur Rahim and Najmul Hossain Shanto put on a strong partnership, with Rahim scoring his seventh 150-plus score for Bangladesh in Test cricket.
• Litton Das got his innings going with a boundary off Prabath Jayasuriya and plundered three consecutive boundaries to end the over.
• Rahim creamed two boundaries immediately after Lunch which brought up his 150.
• Litton punished fuller balls from Tharindu Rathnayake as the visitors surpassed the 400-mark.
• Sri Lanka's Milan Rathnayake castled Jaker Ali and followed it up with the wicket of Taijul Islam in his next over.

Brief Scores

Bangladesh 484/9 (Mushfiqur Rahim 163, Najmul Hossain Shanto 148, Litton Das 90; Milan Rathnayake 3-38, Asitha Fernando 3-79) vs Sri Lanka.